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Obscure 1980s Music 2 Trivia Quiz

A hodgepodge of questions about 1980s hit makers, both well-known and not-so-well-known. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by JimBailey. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
JimBailey

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
231,328

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following people played guitar and keyboards in the original lineup of the group Berlin? Hint

Brian Eno

David Diamond

David Sylvian

Alan Vega

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which 1980s band scored twice in the Top 40 in the United States with the same song? Hint

Times Two

T'Pau

When In Rome

Real Life

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Question 3 of 10

3. What Australian band's lead singer barely lost a senatorial race in that country? Hint

Icehouse

Hunters and Collectors

Midnight Oil

INXS

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the name of Bauhaus guitarist Daniel Ash's first band after the break-up of Bauhaus in 1983? Hint

Love and Rockets

Tones On Tail

The Jazz Butcher

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Question 5 of 10

5. David J played bass and sang for what two 1980s cult bands? Hint

Dali's Car and Bauhaus

Love and Rockets and Bauhaus

The Skids and Eurythmics

Talk Talk and Magazine

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the initial name for the band The Cult, the band responsible for such 1980s hits as "Love Removal Machine", "She Sells Sanctuary", and "Fire Woman"? Hint

Cult of Personality

Electric Cult

Love Cult

Death Cult

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Question 7 of 10

7. What band originally recorded the song "Superman", made famous later by R.E.M. in 1986? Hint

The Clique

The Peanut Butter Conspiracy

The Thirteenth Floor Elevators

Yellow Balloon

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Question 8 of 10

8. What singer scored a 1985 U.S. top 40 single with the song "Every Step Of The Way"? Hint

Corey Hart

John Waite

Billy Vera

Billy Ocean

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which song is the first US Billboard Number One hit for INXS? Hint

This Time

Need You Tonight

Listen Like Thieves

Original Sin

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which Corey Hart single was his only one to not reach the top 40 in the United States? Hint

I Am By Your Side

Dancin' With My Mirror

Everything In My Heart

Boy In The Box

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following people played guitar and keyboards in the original lineup of the group Berlin?

Answer: David Diamond

After leaving Berlin for a solo career in 1985, David Diamond cut hair in Colorado for a period of time. David Diamond played guitar and keyboards on the 1983 'Pleasure Victim' EP and the follow-up LP 'Love Life'. Diamond rejoined the group in 2003 during a televised reunion on VH-1.

2. Which 1980s band scored twice in the Top 40 in the United States with the same song?

Answer: Real Life

Australia's Real Life scored twice with the song "Send Me An Angel", hitting number 29 in 1984 and number 26 in 1989. Real Life scored a number 40 hit in 1984 with "Catch Me I'm Falling". The chart positions listed are Billboard chart positions in the U.S.

3. What Australian band's lead singer barely lost a senatorial race in that country?

Answer: Midnight Oil

Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil narrowly lost his bid for a senatorial seat in Australia in 1984. Midnight Oil went on to score two hit albums in the late 1980s in the United States.

4. What was the name of Bauhaus guitarist Daniel Ash's first band after the break-up of Bauhaus in 1983?

Answer: Tones On Tail

Ash and former Bauhaus roadie Glen Campling formed the group Tones On Tail shortly after the dissolution of Bauhaus. The group released the popular 1980s club hits "Ok, This Is The Pops" and "Go".

5. David J played bass and sang for what two 1980s cult bands?

Answer: Love and Rockets and Bauhaus

David J played bass and sang in the 1980s cult bands Bauhaus and Love and Rockets. Love and Rockets scored a number 2 hit in the United States in 1989 with the song "So Alive". In 2004, David J sold his Bauhaus and Love and Rockets memorabilia to fund the release of an album called "Estranged".

6. What was the initial name for the band The Cult, the band responsible for such 1980s hits as "Love Removal Machine", "She Sells Sanctuary", and "Fire Woman"?

Answer: Death Cult

The Cult had its beginnings as Southern Death Cult for one single in 1983. That line-up disbanded and reformed with all new members (other than Ian) and released two extended play records in under this name. Then, Death Cult changed its name to The Cult. According to our fine editors here at FunTrivia, this all happened the same year! (1983)

7. What band originally recorded the song "Superman", made famous later by R.E.M. in 1986?

Answer: The Clique

The Texas group The Clique released the song "Superman" as the B-side of its sole hit in 1969. R.E.M. covered the song on the 1986 album "Lifes Rich Pageant" and released it as the follow-up to the single "Fall On Me". "Lifes Rich Pageant" was the first major success in the U.S. for R.E.M., scoring a Gold record in 1986 and reaching Platinum in 1987.

8. What singer scored a 1985 U.S. top 40 single with the song "Every Step Of The Way"?

Answer: John Waite

"Every Step Of The Way" was the first single from the 1985 album 'Mask of Smiles'. The song reached number 25 and was John Waite's last solo U.S. top 40 single. Waite did score a U.S. number 83 hit with the follow-up "Welcome To Paradise" in late 1985. Waite returned to the top 40 as a member of Bad English in 1990.

9. Which song is the first US Billboard Number One hit for INXS?

Answer: Need You Tonight

It hit the top of the charts in Oct 1987.

10. Which Corey Hart single was his only one to not reach the top 40 in the United States?

Answer: Dancin' With My Mirror

Corey Hart scored nine top 40 singles between 1984 and 1990, hitting with each release except for the number 88 single "Dancin' With My Mirror". Hart, best known for "Sunglasses At Night", had top 40 hits with such songs as "Never Surrender", "It Ain't Enough", "Boy In The Box", "Can't Help Falling In Love", "Everything In My Heart", "In Your Soul", "I Am By Your Side", and "A Little Love".

Source: Author JimBailey

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